What is the longest iron in your bag?

[Captain Jack Sparrow]

For me it's 4-iron followed by a 20 degree Adams hybrid. With stronger lofts, the 4-iron in my J40DPCs is the same loft as the 3-iron in the 962Bs I was playing (I ordered it a degree strong at 22 degrees) & the 20 degree hybrid is a nice fit. Sometimes I miss a 2-iron when I need to hit a narrow fairway on a short hole, especially if it's windy. Feel more confident I can start the ball on line & keep it down with a long iron than a hybrid. But as I get older I find myself needing to hit a green from around 200 yards or a little more too often & the hybrid is way better for me for that than a long iron ever was.

[EdJNJ]

6 iron, 5 hybrid, 4 hybrid then a 7 wood. I played a lot when I was younger, took 15 years off do to priorities and have been back for 3 years now. I had a 2 iron in the bag back then but put a hybrid in the bag within the first few months of playing again and haven't looked back.

[PGA_09]

21 degree Apex UT iron. The longest standard iron is a 5.

[BMC]

I'm still a 3 iron guy. Not always easy to hold a green from 210 out, but I'm thick headed. Next club is a 5 wood.

[drake47]

4 iron but I did just recently switch from my regular S55 4 iron to an I25 for a little more help.

[Guia]

6 iron.

[routy03]

3 iron, then 17 hybrid

[Gauchograd99]

3 iron, then a turned down 17 degree hybrid. Given how well I am striking irons right now I might bring back my old school 1 iron and remove the hybrid. That 1 iron would also be 17 degree so it would almost be like for like... just need to see how well it still works for me after a year and change out of the bag.

EDIT: Loft on the 3 irons in both my sets are 21 degrees (MP-4 and Apex MB).

[KC35]

I think the better question is the loft of your longest iron.

Now with these slots irons with trampoline faces the 5 irons are like 23* loft, which is approaching a 3 iron to me.

I play pretty strong lofted iron as well with my longest iron as a 5 iron at 24*.

[BrickDaFunk]

3 iron...used exclusively for tee shots when needed.

[360_CS]

3 iron then 18° 5 wood.

[Edaw68]

5 iron (G25) then 23 and 20 degree hybrids, then a 4 wood.

[1970.gpp]

[quote name='KC35' timestamp='1416989941' post='10505203']
I think the better question is the loft of your longest iron.

Now with these slots irons with trampoline faces the 5 irons are like 23* loft, which is approaching a 3 iron to me.

I play pretty strong lofted iron as well with my longest iron as a 5 iron at 24*.
[/quote]My 30*/37.5" 7 iron is the same loft and length of the 6 iron I replaced it with. It suits me as a minimalist player, but I can see how this might mess up some who are considering going with a full complement of clubs.

[phread59]

For me 8 iron. I cannot hit the 7 consistantly. Forget anything below that. I run 17,23 and 31 hybrids. Don't mmiss the longer irons. But am still looking for that illusive 150 yard club.

Mark Shuman

[Noble6]

5. Longest iron I can actually hit...

[RRFireblade]

3i.

I'm old.

[jplroper]

3 iron then 5w 3w

[Golf Monkey]

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3i.

I'm old.
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Old or just traditional?

[Golf64]

Haven't bought a 3&4 iron in yrs.! 5-PW, GW, SW for me.

[guy9999]

4 iron AP2. 19 degree hybrid.

[Upgrayedd]

6 iron, which I hit 300 yards btw.

[Aviador Naval]

AP2 5i bent 1 degree strong to 26 degrees then a 24 and 21 deg hybrids (both de-lofted by .75 deg) then 4w.

[niscur24]

I'm a fit 34 year old...

5 iron then a 21* hybrid @ 39.75"

The rarity of ever having to use a 3/4 iron made me replace both with a hybrid and add a wedge. The hybrid can cover both clubs just fine for me.

[Chilidog]

UDI 1 iron. Love that club.

[Hit em good]

3 iron. MB 710

Much straighter and much more consistent ball flight than a hybrid. Reliable 200 - 210 yd club. Will hold a green just fine if played with a slight bit of fade spin.

On particularly windy nasty days, I may put in the 2 iron in place of the 5 wood. The 2 iron carries about the same distance as the 3 iron, but rolls out with the lower trajectory. I can't effectively hold a green with it, so only employ it when weather dictates.

Bill

[Tex1986]

3 iron.

I tried a 20* hybrid for awhile but found that I rarely need that 210-215 yd distance from the fairway.

I use to hit 3iron off the tee exclusively when I started playing because I would slice my driver so bad. I just got in the habit of having one because of this. It's also works great for hitting worm burners out from under the trees.

[FiveOffTheTee]

18* 2 iron

[Rbel]

[quote name='Captain Jack Sparrow' timestamp='1416972981' post='10504487']
For me it's 4-iron followed by a 20 degree Adams hybrid. With stronger lofts, the 4-iron in my J40DPCs is the same loft as the 3-iron in the 962Bs I was playing (I ordered it a degree strong at 22 degrees) & the 20 degree hybrid is a nice fit. Sometimes I miss a 2-iron when I need to hit a narrow fairway on a short hole, especially if it's windy. Feel more confident I can start the ball on line & keep it down with a long iron than a hybrid. But as I get older I find myself needing to hit a green from around 200 yards or a little more too often & the hybrid is way better for me for that than a long iron ever was.
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I've typically carried a 3 iron and a 2 driving iron. I've recently adjusted my gaps to 4* through the set so have my 4 iron bent to 22* and dropped the 3

[llamont]

5 Iron followed by a 23* Cleveland Classic Hybrid.

[btewks]

I use my 4i from my set, then go to a 2i 712u. Been considering a wood (5 or 7?) instead of the driving iron to get more versatility to a pin 230+ out.